Americans playing up China and North Korea threat to destabilise region

The other significant development is South Korea asking for, or intending to go nuclear to counter the North. If this goes ahead, it will push Russia or China will arm Cuba, and other South American countries with nuclear missiles as well. There is already speculation that Russia will be doing what the Soviet Union did in the 60s in Cuba, if the USA or Nato escalates the conflict further by sending more lethal weapons to Ukraine or inducting Ukraine into Nato, posing a threat to Moscow. This was in fact what the Soviet Union did to counter the USA in Europe in the 60s.

Meanwhile, Australia is using China as an excuse to station long range stategic missiles in the country. Australia is talking about China threat everyday. China is more than 4,600 miles away and China will need an armada to invade Australia, with no hope of success given the size of the island. China has not even thought of invading Taiwan over the last seven decades, until the USA gets involved. Has China threatened to invade Australia for the last five thousand years? Suddenly, with the rise of the USA, China is accused of threatening to invade every other country in the world. How ridiculous is it?

I would venture to believe that Australia is more like flexing its Sheriff appointment by the USA to show the ASEAN states who is boss, rather than trying to take on China. You see, just weeks ago the Aussies were talking about not getting involved in the Taiwan issue, and in the next breath talks about countering China. Where and in which area of the world are they trying to counter China if not over Taiwan?

China cannot take the word of any Anglo Saxon White leaders at face value. Just look at Olaf Scholz, doing a 180 degree turn after returning from his trip to China. He is quiet as a mouse today. Neither is Macron to be taken at face value despite the stance taken by him during his Beijing visit. They can change their stance when threatened by Satan.

Or closer to home, take a look at Marcos Jr, no Anglo Saxon, but still succumbing to the evil hand of Satan. Now trying to calm Beijing by feigning to approach Washington to clear the air over USA demands in the Philippines. China better steer far away from the Pinoys for its own good, economically and development wise. Africa and Latin America would be a more safer bet for trade and development.

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Taiwan - War is imminent

 The declining evil American Empire is hell bent to hold on to its hegemony over the world. They would do anything to stay on top, to rule the world. The Ukraine War is not going anywhere but down the slope with Russia gaining full control of the country in a matter of time. But that is not an issue. The goal of the Americans is to keep the War going for as long as they can with the belief that they could outlast the Russians or at least keep the American Military Industrial Complex in business, the only business that is still profitable to the Deep State, not so much as for the benefit of the average Americans. The Deep State is happily sacrificing the lives of Ukrainians and their country. And sacrificing the interest of the average Americans too would not mean anything to them.

They are now going to open another theatre of war over Taiwan. They are doing everything to provoke China to fire the first shot with the latest 200 American soldiers in Taiwan on top of whatever they already have there. The USA has crossed the red line with this move and China would response accordingly. The Americans are testing China's resolve to hit back. If China does not react, then more soldiers and arms would flow into Taiwan. The Americans are also herding the European cronies to drum up the beats of war, all using the same narrative and talking like they are all ready and capable of fighting a war in the surrounding waters of China.

The most obvious sign of an imminent war is to give notice to the Philippines to bring back their workers now working in Taiwan. Marcos Jr has been briefed of the American's war plan. American soldiers are starting to pour into the Philippines with more military bases now open to them. Weapons and supplies would be stocked up in the Philippines. Marcos Jr's order is to save and protect the lives of Pinoys in Taiwan, to bring them home fast. Let the Taiwan Chinese face their fate of certain death and destruction, especially for those that are deluded that they could defend Taiwan island against the PLA. The Taiwan Chinese must be very happy preparing for this day, to die fighting like the Ukrainians. 

China too is watching every move of the warmongering Americans and is ready to take on the Americans. The likelihood of a direct military confrontation between the Americans and the Chinese is low. The American formula would be the same as the Ukraine War. They would goad the Taiwanese to fight to the last men and the full destruction of the Island with the Americans giving verbal support and supplies of military weapons.

Would the Taiwanese Chinese be willing to die like the Ukrainians and to have their good life now completely destroyed，家破人亡  ? The DPP leaders would behave like Zelensky and his gang, shouting about defending the Taiwan island, defending democracy and freedom and asking the Taiwanese to go fight and die for them. How many Taiwanese would be foolish enough to fall into this deadly trap?

The window for reunification with the mainland and for peace is closing rapidly. The Americans could create a false flag incident anytime now. If the patriotic Taiwan Chinese are not going to act fast, then they should end up like Ukraine...very soon.

The Taiwan Chinese must choose between peace and reunification versus war, destruction and death. Not doing anything and hoping for the best is as good as asking for war and death.

Regime change - The US spoilt for choice

 In those days it was easy to do regime change when the victim country was very few. The worst case was to take down Iraq and Libya at the same time.  Oh, actually they were planning to take down 7 in one go, including Iran, Afghanistan, Somalia, Syria and Yemen. All small, weak Arab or Muslim countries in one part of the world. So the devils in Washington did not have much headache which one to hack first as taking down everyone of them would be a cake walk, other than Iran but not too difficult if Russia and China would stay out of the picture.

The plan was abruptly halted when Putin decided that Syria must not fall and sent in his men to keep Syria alive. With the plan stalling in Syria, the Americans could not go on to take out the other countries as planned.

Today the Americans are spoilt for choices as the target countries for regime have  ballooned. Other than the 5 that have yet to be taken down, there are now a whole new list of ideal candidates even in neighbouring Latin America. Mexico, Brazil, Venezuela, Argentina, Haiti etc etc have joined the list as hot favourite candidates for regime change. The other new candidates are Russia, China, North Korea, Myanmar, Saudi Arabia, the Emirates, Qatar, Turkiye and several African states and some the Pacific Islands.

As the list grows, it presents a new problem to the devils in Washington. Which to deal with first. It is like going for a buffet lunch and everyone is so desirable and so tempting. It must be a happy problem for the Americans. And now France is also in the list for regime change. Which other European countries are also in the list? Byelorussia, Hungary or which one that is not listening and not willing to contribute to the Ukraine War? The Americans could simply close their eyes and throw the dart and would hit one.

With such a long list of countries for regime change, it must be a happy problem for the Americans. Maybe they are working out a schedule, to start with the nearest to homeland America or the furthest, or to start with the weakest like Haiti? Or to start with their greatest traditional enemies, the Arab and Muslim countries first? Or to start with their greatest hype and greatest pain in the ass, North Korea.

The world is holding its breath as to which country would be the fortunate one to be chosen for regime change first. How about starting with France as the French are acting difficult and making a bad example for the other European allies?

What do you think?

American narrative, everything is fine, economy doing very well....

Meanwhile USA supermarts are closing like nobody's business. Some of the biggies like Walmart, Sears, BHG and other biggies we have seldom heard of over here, are closing stores by the hundreds, having lost millions over the years. How many employees are being laid off is up to you to imagine. Of course, that also means more job creations in other lower paid jobs, take it or leave it. Job creation is glowingly reported but job attrition goes under the radar.

The job market in USA is still interpreted as very strong. Yeah, the USA economy is also strong, but in the next breath they pricked the balloon, saying there are also strong headwinds. This is always the same old narrative. Very strong going forward but there may be signs of slowing they will tell you. What are they saying? Basically nothing, but bullshiting.

All these store closures are the result of online shopping. Now, where do those products on online platforms come from? Mostly from China of course. The USA mainland produces nothing that their citizens need, except if they want guns, which are plentiful, and tanks and fighter jets. Even tanks are not being produced in numbers large enough to supply to Ukraine. Wait a year or two they promised Zelenskyy.

Consumers have now found out during COVID19 and subsequent lockdowns that much cheaper things can be bought online. Shein, for example, is also discreetly taking the market by storm, and together with others, are cannibalising the business of the conventional shopping outlets and malls. Without the high rentals necessary for a cool presence in malls, they are able to offer products that are so much cheaper, such that you honestly cannot think twice about buying. That is why the USA Government is cracking down on those Chinese online business platforms, with fabricated claims about the dangers of Chinese products. Everything is capable of spying on them and must be demonised. They are also posing competition to Amazon.

The USA will regret what they wish for, if Chinese companies do take up the de-coupling narrative and move out of the USA, providing only online shopping presence in the USA. After all, this is the de factor modus operandi of Chinese businesses selling their products for years already. They have even been providing regular customers with updates on new products via their mobile phones. Such is the ease of doing business today.

Here in Red Dot, they can reinvent all they want with those shops in Orchard Road with what they claim 'new shopping experience', but it is not going to improve the shopping environment. It will only result in even higher rentals that will eventually drive those tenants out of business for good.

Anonymous

Shein and Temu storming the US online market

WASHINGTON: Shopping online at Temu, Laurie Silva paid just US$1.25 for earrings and US$15 for a cardigan - she is among millions of US consumers the Chinese platform is wooing with low-cost bargains and a dizzying array of products.

Temu topped US app download rankings in early April, a spot it held since January, but its rapid rise comes as platforms with links to China face growing scrutiny and when a ban on youth favourite TikTok appears increasingly inevitable.

According to Sensor Tower data, some of the most popular platforms downloaded in the US currently have Chinese roots, including TikTok, video editor CapCut and fashion upstart Shein.  CNA

 

Shein and Temu are the number one and two non American online shops in the USA and are the top challengers to Amazon. The wide varieties of goods and the unbelieveable prices would soon knock out Amazon and also Walmarts.

It is looking like after TikTok, Shein and Temu would be the next two obvious targets to be banned, in the name of securities and data collection. What else is new.

What is pertinent about these two online shops is that they brought great values to the average Americans, bringing them goods at prices they cannot refuse. Banning these two online shops on fictitious and clumsy excuses would not work as it would affect the pockets of the average Americans. They would be the people that would be hurt most. It would be the perfect storm waiting to happen. There would be violent protests and demonstrations on the streets if Washington clowns dare to touch these two online shops. 

TikTok could be more for fun and leisure to many, though many also used it for business. But Shein and Temu are totally different kind of fish. It hurts the pockets of average Americans and their cost of living. They are going to riot if Shein and Temu are banned by the unthinking rogues that only think about scoring political points.

Just watch how this develops. The losers would be the average American consumers and they would not take it lying down.